📍 102 Commodore Dr., Oxford, Lafayette County, 38655
Lafayette Middle School is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in Oxford, Lafayette County. The school has 447 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Lafayette Co School Dist school district. It serves grades 7–8 in a small-town setting. The school employs 37.7 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 11.9:1. 42% of students are proficient in reading. 45% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Lafayette Middle School enrolls 447 students across grades 7–8. The student body is 50% male and 50% female. A teaching staff of 37.7 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 11.9:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 73% White, 21% Black or African American and 2.9% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 328 | 73% |
| Black or African American | 93 | 21% |
| Two or more races | 13 | 2.9% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 9 | 2% |
| Asian | 3 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
444 of the school's 447 students (99%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 220 qualify for free lunch and 224 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Lafayette Middle School is located in a small-town setting (NCES locale: Town, Remote). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district MS-10, state senate district 9, state house district 13.
Lafayette Middle School is one of 5 schools in Lafayette County, based in Oxford, Mississippi. The district serves 2,854 students district-wide and employs 224 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 447 students, Lafayette Middle School is smaller than the district average of about 571 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Town - Remote
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